MN90: Forever Ours

Dr. Janis Amutuzio started collecting stories about the possibility of life after death, though she didn’t know it yet, as a first-year medical intern in Minneapolis. Later, she would spend decades as a coroner—and collect more stories from families of the bereaved. Britt Aamodt tracks the genesis of Dr. Amatuzio’s 2004 book Forever Ours: Real Stories of Immortality and Living from a Forensic Pathologist.

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Let’s Visit Park Rapids: Paul and Pat Dove

Park Rapids, MN is becoming as well known for its arts scene as it is for its outdoor recreation opportunties. Paul and Pat Dove Paul are a big reason why. Bucking the norm of snowbirds, the Doves retired and moved north from Indiana to Park Rapids, MN. They’ve been instrumental in making Park Rapids a Designated Arts Community. In the nearly 20 years since making Park Rapids their permament home, they’ve organized the Northern Light Opera Company(NLOC) which brings opera and other musicals to the stage every summer and they started the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Commission(PRLAAC) that allows numerous arts organizations to collaborate with the goal being success for all. Let’s Visit producer Katie Carter spoke with the Doves about how they ended up making Park Rapids their retirement home, how they worked to ensure NLOC was a success, what happens at PRLAAC and what their hopes are for the future of Park Rapids.

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Update from the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council (NWMAC)

Mara Hanel, Executive Director of the NWMAC, talks about the history and background of the NWMAC, upcoming grant application deadlines and an explanation of the application process for individuals, organizations and school districts and an update on the current “We are Water workshop series currently underway in Northwest Minnesota.